A Portsmouth man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2023 murder of his landlord.
Jacob Morrill was convicted of first-degree murder in March for killing 50-year-old Xue Feng Wu by hitting him on the head with a hatchet during an argument.
The victim's body and evidence that included the murder weapon, were found in a wooded area behind the rental property he owned on West Main Road in Portsmouth.
Court records show that Morrill was facing an eviction hearing.
(Photo: John Baibak, Newsradio RI)